Bosh & Calderon to Houston

Bosh, Calderon & Toronto 2nd 2012
FOR
Ariza, one of Brooks/Lowry, one of Hill/Scola, Houston 1st 2010 and New York 1st 2012

use expiring contracts to even out salaries.

I went with Calderon for Houston because:

a. I don't think Houston takes Turkoglu regardless;
b. Calderon is a proven bench strength and better fit/distributor for Houston if he has Yao/Bosh to send passes to;
c. Calderon's contract is cheaper and shorter than Turkoglu's (far more enticing to Houston imo)

Great trade for TO all things considered as:

1. Ariza is a nice fit for Turkoglu (if Turks is retained) or replacement for him if Turks is traded
2. Either one of Brooks or Lowry make for a nice back-up/co-chair for Jack
3. I much prefer Scola as it retains as much competitiveness as possible for the Raps but Hill is a nice consolation prize and has better upside
4. The picks allow us to continue to retool/help dump Turks
5. Calderon is one of the problem contracts and dumping it is a big plus
6. What we lose with Bosh we may get via the massive defensive upgrade that this trade represents (especially if its Scola at PF)

Uh, WHAT expiring contracts? Bosh and Calderon would make approximately $28 million. Try and find $28 million of Houston contracts that is not going to completely gut the team, because right now you're not even close.

Uh, WHAT expiring contracts? Bosh and Calderon would make approximately $28 million. Try and find $28 million of Houston contracts that is not going to completely gut the team, because right now you're not even close.

Jeffries has a PO for ~ $6.9 million and Hayes has a TO at $2.3 million.

He can only get 30% of the cap. If the new Cap number is $56.1 million this gives him a new starting number of $16.83. Newsflash: He actually takes a small dip on the 1st year of a new deal compared to the last year of his current one ($17.15).